South Korea At the Crossroads - Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers

South Korea at the Crossroads examines fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions-and a prescription-for the future. Pairing a historical perspective with a shrewd understanding of today's political landscape, Scott A. Snyder contends that South Korea's best strategy remains a robust alliance with the United States.

About the author

Scott A. Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.–Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is coauthor of The Japan–South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States (Columbia, 2015) and author of Middle-Power Korea: Contributions to the Global Agenda (2015). Snyder was previously senior associate in the International Relations Program of the Asia Foundation, a specialist for the U.S. Institute of Peace, and an acting director of the Asia Society's Contemporary Affairs Program.

Summary

South Korea at the Crossroads examines fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions—and a prescription—for the future. Pairing a historical perspective with a shrewd understanding of today’s political landscape, Scott A. Snyder contends that South Korea’s best strategy remains a robust alliance with the United States.

Additional text

Remarkably timely.

Product details

• Authors: Scott A. Snyder, Scott A. (Editor Snyder, Snyder Scott A.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780231185493
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18549-3
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 21 mm
• Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book; A Council on Foreign Relations Book; Council on Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Korea, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Politics & government, South Korea, Diplomacy, Politics and government, Asian History